1760
Thomas Nunn - Brewer and inn keeper, White Lion Inn and Brewery. This occupied the site which encompases this building together with Nos 20 - 22 and 26 Victoria Street. (BSD)

1774
Thomas Nunn dies leaving the inn and brewery to his grandson. Thomas sells the business to John Woodcock of Halesworth.
John Woodcock leases it to William Crisp and John Thompson.(BSD)

1796
The White Lion Inn closes. (BSD)

1874
George Taylor - Plumber and Glazier (Source: Whites)

1896
George Taylor & Son. Now that his son has joined the business, George also takes over the adjacent property, No 26 (Source: Kelly’s Directory)

1931
Arthur J Cragie - Watchmaker and Jeweller (K1933, 1937) Arthur has this year left the employ of his half brother, Herbert Peck, at No 73 High Street. It is the depth of the Great Depression and Herbert can no longer afford to employ a partner. Arthur is married to Gladys and has a three-year-old daughter, Brenda. This year, their son, John, is born. They live at No 2 St James Green but move to a flat over the Bucklers' shop at No 37 High Street in 1933 and, two years later to a more spacious home at No 8 Stradbroke Road.

Arthur succeeds in building a successful Watch and Clock business until the outbreak of World War II. Early in the war, Arthur closes his shop and works full-time for the Royal Observer Corps. However, he moves his workbench and tools into the family dining room at No 8 Stradbroke Road and continues to keep his hand in as a watch and clock repairer.. (Source: John Cragie)

During the War the premises sustains severe bomb damage.(Source: John Cragie)

1946
Arthur J Cragie - With the war now over, he moves his watch and clock repair business to new pemises at No 11 Trinity Street which he rents from butcher Fred Baggott..

1950s
No 24, damaged beyond repair, is demolished and the land is later acquired as a garden for No 22, ‘The Old Royal’, by now a private house.